Vauxhall VECTRA - 2006
402.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall VECTRA, model year 2006.
Sample size: 4,470 cars, 9,465 tests and 38,078 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,470 cars
The 2006 Vauxhall Vectra has an overall defect rate of 402 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 9% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in categories such as steering and equipment, with defects in these areas being much lower than average. However, it shows a concerning trend in brake defects, which are higher than the average, as well as increased issues classified under "other." In terms of mileage-related trends, the Vectra exhibits a steady rise in defect rates with higher mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, indicating that age and use may contribute to its overall performance.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,470 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 24.7% worse
192.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 65.8% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 1.8% better
27.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 2.5% better
108.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.0% worse
342.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 1.7% worse
60.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 68.6% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 40.7% worse
62.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,259
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,672
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,279
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,171
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,070
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,828
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,728
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,461
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,435
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,030
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 834
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 512
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 463
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 423
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 366
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 326
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 319
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 291
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 249